“I don’t think it’s about who you play, I think it’s about who you are.” Nick Saban
It doesn’t matter the opponent standing before you if you have conquered the opponent within you.
If you have surrounded yourself with good mentors and coaches and people that see your potential and bring out your best, if you go to bed every night knowing you did everything possible that day to become the best version of yourself possible, if you consistently focus on the highest and best use of time and other resources (including your potential), whomever happens to be before you is of little consequence compared to the person within you.